The English Language - The Only Language We Need?

Steve of LingQ.com and The Linguist on Language Blog talks about how useful it is to learn languages, especially languages other than English. Timelines: 0:16 Do we need other languages for professional purposes? 0:53 Languages enabled me to build up business. 2:08 Is a foreign language everything you need for a successful business? 2:45 A monolingual minister of foreign affairs is odd. 4:18 Persuading people to learn any language is hard. 6:53 You learn better if you are interested. 7:39 A word of advice for Catherine Ashton. 8:35 Utility of the language is not the most motivating factor. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann